LITTLE ROCK — Spotted in January, a way-too-early Top 25 began with TCU. Another one in May was risk-free, endorsing Ohio State. Both were dismissed out of hand. Available online and in various publications, other predictions were given a cursory glance at best.

LITTLE ROCK — Perturbed that Arkansas is not represented on the media’s All-SEC first team, Razorback fans need only note the plight of these pairs: T.J. Yeldon and Todd Gurley, Mike Davis and Alex Collins, Corey Grant and Keith Marshall.

LITTLE ROCK — In the dark ages, a cellphone weighed almost 2 1/2 pounds, ESPN was only a concept, the World Wide Web was more than a dozen years away, and the British Open was on TV for two hours … tape delayed.

LITTLE ROCK — In the unlikely case that an old prognosticator accurately predicts the participants in the SEC championship game, Jan. 9, 2012, will be cited often to support the theory that it is difficult to beat a team twice in one year.

LITTLE ROCK — Folks wagering on Florida State to win the 2015-16 College Football Playoff have an inordinate amount of confidence in a quarterback with a propensity for throwing interceptions or his new supporting cast or both.